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Could Washington Support Balochistan Independence?
2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’
Hong Kong District Councilor Expelled After Failing to Take Loyalty Oath
Sierra Leone: the impact of Currency redenomination
Western Banks Close Foreign Currency Accounts In Belarusbank, Belagroprombank, Belinvestbank
Israel strikes Hamas targets after rocket launches
Poland, following Belarus, shuts off main Russian oil export pipeline
Taiwan begins 5 days of war games with simulated biochemical attack
EU should treat Catalan independence campaign like Scotland’s, says foreign minister
In Signal to the US, North Korea Tests New Long-Range Cruise Missiles
Welsh Gov seeking new President for the National Library of Wales
South Korea Becomes Mongolia’s 6th Strategic Partner
Bilingual children have more efficient thinking skills, research by Bangor lecturers reveals
Nicaragua gov’t squeezes doctors, talk of ‘health terrorism’
Lebanon’s Mikati faces tricky path to safe economic ground
Huawei ‘infiltrates’ Cambridge University research centre
Basque Country set to host Tug of War World Championships
Slippery slope for Fiji’s media in politically charged climate
India Must ‘Liberate’ Its Tibet Policy, Raise Human Rights Violations On The ‘Roof of the World’
Diverging narratives on the Belt and Road Initiative in Greece and China
Chinese soft power in Kyrgyzstan grows through culture and language
Devastating impact of COVID on marginalised communities in Somaliland
Dorinda Cox to be WA Green’s first female Aboriginal Senator
Aboriginal Artwork Journeys To $112,500 At Clarke Auction
Māori Party campaigns to change New Zealand’s name to Aotearoa
Memorial Recognizes Detained Chechen Brothers As Political Prisoners
The tides of history are carrying Scotland towards independence
Scant Room For Classroom Debate After Death of Hong Kong’s Liberal Studies
Winner of Norway’s election is wealthy champion of ‘common people’
Tories accused of misleading Scots over oil projects in the North Sea
Uyghur Tribunal Wraps up in London With Eye on December Ruling on Genocide Allegations
Turkish drones in Cyprus endanger commercial flights
Scottish band Texas announce support for Scottish independence
Cambodian Villagers Arrested Over Airport Land Dispute
Pope visit a sign of inclusion for Slovakia’s excluded Roma
Latvian timber merchants concerned about trade with Belarus
US Aircraft Carrier Commander Asserts Freedom to Navigate the South China Sea
Slaughter of dolphins on Faeroes sparks debate on traditions
Estonia mulling new data embassy outside of Europe
North Korea Tests First Cruise Missiles Capable of Hitting Japan
With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir
Delegation from Taiwan to visit Lithuania in October
Hong Kong Prison Support Group Disbands After Security Chief Comments
Military junta opens talks over Guinea’s future post-coup
Lukashenka Has Done So Much That He Should Be In the Hague for Crimes against Humanity
China Closes Tibetan School in Qinghai, Leaving Many Students Adrift
Ida Nudel, celebrated Soviet Jewish refusenik, dies aged 90
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with Austria’s minister for EU affairs
Prosecutor requests Haiti’s prime minister be charged for president’s killing
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
Hong Kong to Add More National Security ‘Crimes’ With New Law
Azerbaijani Forces Reportedly Set Up Checkpoints On Road Connecting Armenia Cities
Homiel: Women dressed in white-red stage ‘solidarity readings’ on train to show support for senior detainees in Minsk
Tajikistan: The Taliban’s Toughest Critic
Pandemic causes big fall in Welsh learners in Patagonia
Diplomatic Pact to Block Myanmar’s Junta From United Nations – For Now
Spain’s National Court employs terrorism to indict 13 pro-independence CDR activists
With New Law, Singapore Takes Aim at ‘Foreign Interference’
Chinese ambassador Zheng Zeguang banned from UK parliament
Chinese students hit by US visa rejections amid tension
Push for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains
1821 September 15: Costa Rica Independence Day
1821 September 15: El Salvador Independence Day
1821 September 15: Guatemala Independence Day
1821 September 15: Honduras Independence Day
1821 September 15: Nicaragua Independence Day
Resumption of Sino-Tibetan Dialogue is the Only Way Forward
The future is female in PNG
Critically ill Tibetan woman in detention denied medical care
Crimean Tatars face increased oppression by Russia
More Kazakh Activists Sentenced For Links To Banned Opposition Movement
Discover Catalan literature at the 39th Catalan Book Week
‘Brutalized And Tortured’: Kosovo War Crimes Court Starts Case Against Former UCK Commander
‘Historic’ Catalonia – Spain talks on independence issue get underway
Controversial Kazakh Bill Allowing Blocking Of Social Networks Passes First Hurdle
Catalonia and Spain agree to favor ‘progress over deadlines’ in independence conflict talks
Slovenia urges EU leaders to back Lithuania over China
Zimbabwe’s older people often sent to homes amid pandemic
Price increase of CO2 quota has come in six months instead of decade
EU pledges 200 million vaccine doses to low-income nations
Latvia still one of EU’s lowest spenders on R&D
Taiwan drills military as concerns over China grow
EU President Calls on Member Countries to Develop Defense Capabilities Without US Support
Quechua endures in Peru despite centuries of discrimination
‘Let’s call it what it is’: Ursula von der Leyen considers Belarus regime’s actions as ‘hybrid attack to destabilise Europe’
New Serb unity day triggers worries across the Balkans
Europe’s Amazonia will be lost if Poland, Ukraine and Belarus implement E40 waterway
Prominent journalist, Berber linguist, others detained in growing crackdown in Algeria
Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens ‘complete destruction’ of relationship with South Korea
Israel comes to halt for solemn day of Yom Kippur
African Leaders Discuss Ways to Minimize Impact of Climate Change
Lawyers say Palestinian prisoners were beaten after capture
Tunisia President Saied says ‘mafia’ in charge of country
Yemeni gives her time and wages to treat children malnourished by war
North Korean Cops Go Undercover as Phone Brokers to Entrap Refugees’ Families
Guinea talks enter day 2, more leaders meet junta
Chin State Coalition Overruns Myanmar Military Outpost, Killing 12 Soldiers
UN withdraws Gabon peacekeepers from CAR over sex abuse allegations
Laotians Oppose Plan to Build Chinese-Style Buddha Statue in SEZ
Samoa’s First Female-Led Government Sits, But Opposition Barred
Hong Kong Court Jails Nine Over Banned Tiananmen Massacre Vigil
Pay Attention to the KMT’s Chair Election
Protests Spread Amid China’s Real Estate Giant Evergrande Liquidity Crisis
Chinese FM Winds Up Southeast Asia Trip With Stops in Cambodia, Singapore
Northern Ireland police arrest 4 in death of journalist Lyra McKee
The Downfall of Hong Kong’s Privacy Law
Macao casinos lose billions in value in face of possible new Chinese controls
Is the CCP About to Rehabilitate the Cultural Revolution?
Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru eye ‘ambitious co-operation agreement’
1810 September 16: Grito de Dolores, Mexico
1975 September 16: Papua New Guinea Independence Day
Unesco report reveals extent of Russian threat to Crimean heritage
Half a Century of Chile’s Road to Socialism
Colonial border between PNG and West Papua ‘will fall like Berlin Wall’
UN Experts Question China about the fate of Tibetan Buddhist Scholar Go Sherab Gyatso and Rinchen Tsultrim
Communist Optimism Runs Dry in Cuba
Inuit cancer patients often face difficult decisions without support far from home
Spanish PM rules out indyref in negotiations with Catalan government
Cyprus top court weighs Briton’s false rape claim conviction
Mali youth back deployment of Russian fighters as France issues warning
Cuba opens door to more private business, but red tape looms
Talks with Spain aggravate cracks between Catalonia’s ruling parties
German police detain teen after Yom Kippur synagogue threat
France says leader of militant group accused of deadly attacks in Mali killed
New justice minister takes over as Haiti’s instability grows
Cambodia’s Ruling Party Denies Hun Sen Crashed Banned Opposition Party’s Online Meeting
Mexico highlights Cuban leader’s visit on Independence Day
Togolese rush to get vaccine as Covid-19 pass launches
Libyan commander, Chadian rebels clash in southern Libya
Tove Jansson biopic takes best picture prize at Finland’s Oscars
Zimbabwe orders government workers to get COVID vaccinations
Hong Kong Security Chief Demands List of Press Group Members
Judge seeks arrest of ex-minister charged in Beirut blast
Vilnius council votes to remove monument to Soviet Lithuanian author Cvirka
With eye on Iran, Israeli navy steps up Red Sea presence
Tibetans Detained in Kardze Language Rights Arrests Are Denied Proper Food, Medical Care
Somali President Suspends Prime Minister’s Powers
Indonesia Sends Navy Ship to Tail Chinese Survey Ship, Data Show
Burkina Faso’s Sex for Food Aid Scandal Draws Government Denial, Lawsuit
One in three bridges in Latvia are in ‘critical state’
Hezbollah brings Iran fuel to Lebanon despite US sanctions
Lao Investors in Pyramid Scheme Await Repayment as Government Sells Company Assets
Kurdish Authorities Release 324 Syrian Nationals From al-Hol Camp
Over 40% of Latvian medics display depression symptoms
Another Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Detained In Kumtor Case
Electricity Bill Boycott Denies Myanmar Military US $1 Billion in Power Revenues Since Coup
How ‘Konfrontasi’ Reshaped Southeast Asian Regional Politics
U.S. stands with Lithuania against Chinese coercion: Blinken tells Lithuanian FM
Despite Crime Concerns, Laos Authorizes Cryptocurrency Trial
Myanmar Villagers Destroy Chinese Fence Amid Border Dispute
Rethinking Social Protection Programs: Cambodian Migrant Workers Deserve Better
Call for new EU strategy regarding Russia: vis-à-vis Lukashenka, Putin and hybrid attacks
New Zealand schoolchildren discover new species of giant penguin
Defrocked Khmer Krom Monk Jailed in Cambodia for ‘Obstructing’ COVID-19 Measures
EL Salvador drafts proposal for controversial constitutional changes
‘We will not accept repression in Belarus’: France’s FM Le Drian meets with Tsikhanouskaya
Hong Kong Police Order Tiananmen Vigil Organizers to Take Down Online Content
Draft of Cuba’s new family code opens door for gay marriage
Poland urges Interpol to introduce additional verification of warrants from Belarus and Russia
Ireland’s Ryanair aims to hire another 5,000 new staff
Woman Who Threw Eggs at Chinese VP Facing Forcible Repatriation From Germany
Bulgaria interim government sworn in until November election
1939 September 17: Soviet Invasion of Poland
São Paulo Mayor wants Guarani to become city’s 2nd language
It’s ‘huge for our language’: Lorde’s new Māori-language EP strikes a chord with NZ’s Indigenous community
Gummadi Anuradha first Adivasi woman in Telugu states to head a law college
A Hmong refugee’s journey to the United States
Germany’s state building challenge in Bosnia and Herzegovina
China as a cultural threat in Ethiopia: From food to cultural appropriaton
The Most Violent Line in Cuba is the One for Cigarettes
Fiji government sacking of chief statistician branded ‘shameful’
World Bank changed data to boost China ranking
European Parliament report expresses grave concern about coercive labor programs in Tibet
Barzani celebrates Kurdistan as example of successful foreign intervention
Safeguarding Pacific Island seas starts with indigenous knowledge
Barbarity Puts Nicaragua in the Global Spotlight
The Emperor’s Clothes: The Naked Truth About Western Sahara
The Pay Gap is Leaving Native Women Behind
Tibetan Writer Dies After Eight Years of Failing Health Following Release From Prison
Chinese Disinformation Operations: What Central and Eastern Europe Can Learn From Taiwan
Men dominate workforce in (Latvia’s) ICT sector
Donbas Vote Seen As Key Element In The Kremlin’s Election Effort
Villagers in Southern Laos Cope With Food Shortages Amid COVID Lockdowns
Armenia Challenges Azerbaijan At International Court Of Justice
Steinmeier: “Anyone who threatens the Baltic states threatens the entire North Atlantic Alliance, and threatens Germany”
#FreeViasna Campaign Launched To Free Belarusian Human Rights Defenders
Cambodia PM Says He Crashed Opposition Zoom Talk to Warn ‘Rebels’
Kyrgyzstan Adds Former Leaders Of Canada’s Centerra Gold To Wanted List
China urges EU to make Lithuania correct its ‘mistakes’
Prince William unveils finalists for inaugural environmental Earthshot Prize
Anti-Junta Townships in Myanmar Fear Internet Shutdowns Signal Imminent Military Offensive
Lebanon’s incoming government restarts central bank audit
Covid pass for nightclubs and events not available in Welsh language
Israeli FM to visit Bahrain in first after diplomatic accord
Pro-Beijing Media Target Hong Kong Trade Union, Labor Groups in Latest Denunciations
WHO director: Lebanon’s brain drain threat to health sector
Barcelona International Motor Show aims to be first large post-pandemic event
Somalia accuses Djibouti of detaining ex-intelligence chief
Taiwan Welcomes AUKUS Pact, Calls For Stronger Ties With Democracies
Qatar plane takes more Americans from Afghanistan
Burundi reopens schools after Covid break
North Koreans Resentful of Missile Launches Amid Hunger and Poverty
Opposition unseats prime minister in Bahamas elections
West Africa turns to sanctions as putschists consolidate power in Guinea, Mali
Greek PM says Turkey is a key partner on migration, EU needs cohesion
Blinken Vows to Urge Arab Countries to Normalize Ties With Israel
Cuba struggles to keep the lights on given decrepit grid
The ones who made it: leaving Guinea to build a life in Europe
Brazil renews protection of little-seen Amazon tribe for six months
Biden Opens Door to Sanctions Over Tigray Conflict
Gabon: Alarm raised on expired HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral drugs
New Zealand Cricket Team Cancels Pakistan Tour Over Security Concerns
Pelosi warns Britain that N. Ireland peace breakdown would imperil post-Brexit trade deal
Two Charged With Murdering Irish Journalist Lyra McKee at Riot
1810 September 18: Fiestas Patrias, Chile
Documentary ‘Sabaya’ shows rescue of ‘IS’ sex slaves
Niger’s nomadic herders get together to celebrate cultural ties
Ortega Dictatorship Alliance with COVID Virus
Papua’s KNPB accuses Jakarta of using military post attack to criminalise them
Indigenous Peoples in Mexico Defend Their Right to Water
Fiji Fawlty Towers government – everything they touch seems to turn to disaster
Bukele Speeds Up Authoritarianism in El Salvador
‘Killed like animals’: documents reveal how Australia turned a blind eye to a West Papuan massacre
What We Learned from Xiaomi Cellphones Being Blocked in Cuba
Fred Dakota, Native American Gambling Pioneer, Dies At 84
FBI offers $10,000 reward for information on the disappearance of Native American woman
Quechua language endures in Peru despite centuries of discrimination
The Struggle to Reverse a Shrinking Population Hits Some Nations Harder
Over 38,000 people taking part in World Cleanup Day in Estonia
Russia and Belarus Are Using Migrants as a Weapon Against the EU
Authorities liquidate Belarusian School Association turning 100 this year
Surviving in the “collective farm paradise”: voices of living Holodomor witnesses
8 of Europe’s 10 dirtiest coal power plants are in Ukraine
Yemen Houthi rebels execute 9 over senior official’s killing
Satellite photos indicate North Korea expanding uranium enrichment
Guinea Junta Defiant Over Letting Conde Leave Country
Guinea: Protest against ECOWAS resolutions
Dueling Tunisian protests erupt over president’s power grab
Scottish independence day of action marks start of new grassroots campaign
1893 September 19: New Zealand allows women to vote in parliamentary elections
1983 September 19: Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day
On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon
Independence supporters take campaign to the streets on indyref anniversary
What is it like to learn Catalan?
Jeremy Paxman says he would vote for Scottish independence
Belarusians in Vilnius demand IKEA stop cooperation with Lukashenka’s regime
Vietnam’s President to Visit Cuba for COVID-19 Vaccine Assistance
Heroic return for four opponents of ousted Guinean president
Voters choose new Hong Kong electors under pro-Beijing laws
Taiwan’s FM condemns ‘hostile’ fruit import ban from China
Israeli army arrests last 2 of 6 Palestinian prison escapees
U.S. Seeks Acceleration Of EU-Balkan Integration
Solomon Islands find the goal in Futsal World Cup finale
710 Indigenous people, mostly girls, were reported missing over the past decade in Wyoming
Hidden stories of enslaved Indigenous peoples